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Progress has been slow due to work on my garage/shop addition. That’s fine though, because I’ll have a pretty nice workspace once completed. It’s the one thing I’ve really missed compared to my previous house. Although slow, I have indeed made a few part modifications and committed to what I call ‘layer locks’ on both the GPU and motherboard sides of the case core. I’ve also finalized the case/core back. No further changes are planned, and my subsequent test prints indicate everything fits perfectly. Speaking of my test prints, overall part complexity has almost certainly moved me away from FDM print. SLS or MJF are likely the best route at this point. The parts would require significant post-processing due to small details and tight tolerances, and I’m not sure that’s time well spent.I’m certain I’ve mentioned it before, but I really do enjoy the design and engineering aspect of case design, especially in the SFF realm. In the below pics, you can see the inside of the GPU side of the core. With one of the hot swap drive bays in place, the GPU riser has just enough room to slip past and route under the motherboard without interference. There will be no wasted space in this build.
Progress has been slow due to work on my garage/shop addition. That’s fine though, because I’ll have a pretty nice workspace once completed. It’s the one thing I’ve really missed compared to my previous house. Although slow, I have indeed made a few part modifications and committed to what I call ‘layer locks’ on both the GPU and motherboard sides of the case core. I’ve also finalized the case/core back. No further changes are planned, and my subsequent test prints indicate everything fits perfectly. Speaking of my test prints, overall part complexity has almost certainly moved me away from FDM print. SLS or MJF are likely the best route at this point. The parts would require significant post-processing due to small details and tight tolerances, and I’m not sure that’s time well spent.
I’m certain I’ve mentioned it before, but I really do enjoy the design and engineering aspect of case design, especially in the SFF realm. In the below pics, you can see the inside of the GPU side of the core. With one of the hot swap drive bays in place, the GPU riser has just enough room to slip past and route under the motherboard without interference. There will be no wasted space in this build.
